November 2024

Body Okarche FCCLA assisted again this year to collect food for the Community Food Drive, placing boxes in the elementary school and high school.The classes that brought the most food won a pizza party.

Body CALUMET – A guard-heavy lineup scored the first 13 points as Calumet High School’s boys basketball team extended its regular-season win streak with a 57-40 win over Lomega in its home opener.The Chieftains moved to 3-0 on the season with the non-conference victory.

Body CALUMET – Double-digit turnovers in the second half, caused by a pressure defense by Lomega, haunted Calumet High School’s girls basketball team in a 78-29 loss to the Raiders.The non-conference loss dropped Calumet to 0-3 on the season.

Body Thirteen players scored, including four in double digits, as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 94-44 victory over Southern Nazarene University’s junior varsity.

Body Madelyn June Patton was born April 25, 1938, on a farm near Arapaho, and passed away Nov. 19, 2024, in Oklahoma City. She was the eighth of nine children and grew up on the family farm, graduating from Arapaho High School in 1956.

Body After having a three-game win streak snapped with a road loss, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 106-55 score over On-Point Academy.

Body The need for Mobile Meals has reached an all-time high of 200 recipients per day. At the same time, volunteer and financial support have declined, leaving the 48-year organization in a difficult place, supporters said.

Body We received an email a few weeks ago from a Mr. Andrew LeVan Allgood, he goes by Ace.He said he would be coming through El Reno on his way to Los Angeles in an old 1934 Ford Cabriolet, in honor of what would have been his grandparents’ 90th wedding anniversary.

Body The El Reno City Council got an update on the comprehensive plan being created for Lake El Reno and Adams Park.Representatives of Halff, the firm hired to create the plan, said the study is about three-quarters complete.

Body Cardinal Point, Canadian County’s family justice center, has announced the appointment of Karla Docter as its new chief executive officer effective Nov. 1.Docter brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge to Cardinal Point.